Animal / Poultry Nutrition
MANUFACTURE AMINO ACIDS
Amino acids are either produced by fermentation or chemical synthesis. The products produced by chemical synthesis are produced as racemic mixtures, the D- and L- form of the amino acids. Today in commercial practice all amino acids except sulphur-containing amino
AMINO ACIDS RESPONSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The assessment of amino acid requirement is an ongoing topic with overwhelming importance for the livestock industry. Dietary supply of nutrients like amino acids to meet animals` requirements directly impacts on the economic bottom line of operations. It is well
Cereal grains and cereal by-products (Concentrate )
A concentrate is usually described as a feed or feed mixture which supplies primary nutrients (protein, carbohydrate and fat) at higher level but contains less than 18% crude fibre (CF) with low moisture. In general, concentrates are feeds that are
AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF FEEDSTUFFS
Different raw materials are characterised by their amino acid composition. In addition within a specific type of raw material but between different samples, differences in amino acid composition may occur as a result of cultivation and geographic influences. Therefore when
NIR Spectroscopy
The Near Infrared Reflectance (NIR) Spectroscopy technique can be used for fast evaluation of the nutritional content of feedstuffs. This method requires a sufficiently large number of chemically verified analytical values for instrument calibration. The population of samples used for
ANALYSES OF AMINO ACIDS
The nitrogen content of different proteins is relatively constant and varies only slightly from an average value of 16%. The level of protein in a feedstuff is usually measured by determining the nitrogen content according to the conventional Kjeldahl or